funniest

ADJECTIVE

comical, humorous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd amusing droll entertaining hilarious ludicrous playful ridiculous silly whimsical

STRONG

antic gas gay humdinger jolly killing rich riot screaming slapstick

WEAK

blithe capricious clever diverting facetious farcical for grins gelastic good-humored hysterical jocose jocular joking knee-slapper laughable merry mirthful priceless riotous risible side-splitting sportive waggish witty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring logical reasonable sensible serious tiring unfunny wise

STRONG

sad unhappy

WEAK

common dramatic melancholy normal standard tragic unamusing usual

ADJECTIVE

odd, peculiar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bizarre curious mysterious strange unusual weird

WEAK

dubious fantastic perplexing puzzling remarkable suspicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common familiar normal regular standard usual

WEAK

dramatic melancholy sad serious tragic unamusing unfunny

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funniest

A mashup of a memoir, a self-help book, a personal-finance guide, a serious and startling social history of wealth and a standup comedy routine, this is one of the funniest financial books I’ve ever read.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

I don’t know if the result is the Stones’ best since 1978’s “Some Girls,” but it’s definitely the funniest, which is actually the more impressive achievement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We are happy to right this wrong and proclaim ‘Blazing Saddles’ the funniest film of all time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

He wants to turn the Fourth of July into a Trump rally, which is one of the funniest ideas I’ve heard lately.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

It was about the funniest card she’d ever seen in her life.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson